To get in touch with me call 618-585-3624 (8am to 8pm CST) or email me at......... click here==> goldstarlofts@yahoo.com Here are some of the most memorable highlights and accomplishments of racing these Goldstar Birds. 1. The Goldstar birds won every 300-mile Young bird race in the club (two races per year) from 1993-2002 (and many since then). 2. In 1995 old bird racing they won SEVEN of the possible nine Average Speed awards racing old birds in the Combine. Race A & Race B, Short, Long and Overall. (two races thus more Ave. speed wards) 3. They have won more 600-mile races (13) in the long section of the combine and club in the past 20 years than any loft in the Combine. They are truly Superior Long Distance Racing pigeons! 4. In 2003 they won a "double header" 600-mile race (both race A & race B) in the Combine and it was with day birds. (never done here before or since) And it was not a blow home as there was few (very few) birds on the day. (We had 3 day birds). 5. Also in 2003 they won 5 of the possible 7 long distance races (500+ miles) in the Combine and all with day birds winning Long Average speed and Championship Loft. 6. The above accomplishment along with other long distance wins from 1999 thru 2003 made us 10th place AU Long Distance Champion in the nation over all time. This award was presented by the AU and this record still stands today. 7. Also in 2003 we won the Loft of the year award presented by the AU for the best looking loft in the Nation. (see the picture at the bottom of the Home page). Prizes were awarded by the AU. 8. We have won more average speed awards than anyone in the Illini RPC. (at least in the last 25 years). By the way, our club is at least 95 years old, if not older. Records were confirmed by an old time member who saw them from 1918. Note, the club name has been changed a couple times but still the same members and location. 9. We have won more 600-mile race diplomas than anyone in our club (and pretty sure in the Combine), at least in recent years (40 or so). 10. The accomplishments of these fantastic Goldstar racing pigeons. As an example of nest mates 1715 and 1716. The hen 1716 wan a hard 600-mile Combine race at about 900 YPM while her brother Cock 1715 was first Combine 128-miles at 1925 YPM! These birds can do it all!!!!!!! 11. Two young birds I sold in 2004 won the 400-mile young bird race in the club (both being day-birds). One taking 2nd Combine and the other, in Race B was the ONLY DAY BIRD winning the Deep South Cajun Combine 400-mile YB race by over 50 YPM. (this loft's mileage was 409.272). 12. I stocked a hen as a yearling and flew her sister who won MANY diplomas. When I retired the sister who won I sold the sister in the breeding loft. She was a prisoner breeder for 5 years (never out of the loft). The fellow (over 500-miles away) had her for 2 more years until she got out. I found her back in my loft a week later. It is amazing, this bird was nine years old and had not been out of a loft in 7 years yet flew the 500+ miles back home!!!! This is the kind of birds these Goldstars are made of and her blood is in many of my birds. 13. This won't top the above but before the above I had sold 6 retired race birds to a fellow about 40-miles away. He had them 3 years when he got divorced and just let them go. They ALL returned home the same day he let them out after 3 years in his loft. 14. 2010 Young bird racing! Started with about 63 young birds (handler of 12 birds for others in a special race). Before the races started I lost 5 of the special race birds and 5 of mine in training and to hawks. We had two 100-mile training races then raced with the Combine 5 races (172 miles, two at 220 mi., 265mi., and 330-miles) and we only lost 3 birds of the 53. In the last race (330-miles) we did not ship our best birds but birds that needed to go and were ready (be tested). We had 11 birds within minutes of which 5 were in the top 10% of the Combine and all 11 on the first page, within the top 20% of the Combine. In fact 11 of the top 46 birds were the Goldstars (that is almost 25% of the top birds in the Combine were from ONE loft, the Goldstar Loft. We also won Young bird Average speed, Champion Loft, and Master Loft, in the club. It was a great year for the Goldstar birds! I guess they like there new home here on Meadow Lane! 15. 2011 Old bird racing! Still building an old bird team from having moved a couple years ago I sent only yearling's to our last 500 (some call a 450 but we are 481-miles). It was a hot day with light winds but we (the Combine) had day birds. Being one of the furtherest lofts in the entire Combine I got 6 yearling home on the day! This was MORE than any other loft in the entire Combine.......... yet we are almost the longest loft of all of them. I am so proud of these fantastic Goldstars! I can not wait till the 600 in 2012 to see what they will do. 16. Update on the above #15. The 600 in 2012 did not pan out as we wished BUT we did have one bird in the top 10% and 4 more in the top 20% of the Combine. Eleven of our 13 entries were on the race sheet. Our first two birds were twin brothers, both black checks and good fliers. The first bird home was ALSO the first bird on the 600 in 2011. The bad new is, about a month later he disappeared off the loft, must have been a hawk? As these memories come to me I will post them here. |
| Other items for sale OLD Pigeon bands. I have quite a collection of old bands. Email me and I will send you a list if you are interested in purchasing some of them. Note: For some reason some collectors want me to send them bands for free. I know many people who collect many different kind of items but know of none who expect people to give them collectibles free. Most of these bands I paid anywhere from .35 to a dollar or more for them. Many are old and or rare so they should be worth more than what they were new. Anyhow, not being a collector myself I am willing to part with them but to list them, sort them, box them, go to the post office and pay to ship them has to be worth my time, efforts and expense. Otherwise forget it. Pigeon Magazines. I have dozens of old magazines. If you are interested in them let me know and I will send you a list of what I have. Price depends on the how many books you want. Email your order or for any questions at goldstarlofts@yahoo.com |
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